Football Daily | Mikel Arteta?s revisionism and the end of the road for Arsenal

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Having had time to reflect on Arsenal?s semi-final defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in Bigger Cup, Football Daily has arrived at the conclusion that there are a couple of ways to frame the exit of Mikel Arteta?s side. The first is to say that, despite being plagued by long-term knack to key personnel and endlessly persecuted by referees at home and abroad, they played extremely well for long periods across both legs and were perhaps unlucky to come up against a mighty state-owned behemoth. A mighty state-owned behemoth that is backed by limitless financial resources and is able to field a goalkeeper who is in the form of his life, and who had his task made a little easier by the fact that Arsenal were forced to field a side with no recognised centre-forward in both matches. Yes, that sounds fair.
I know Atl?tico Madrid were supposed to be looking to sign him, but after Wednesday night?s performance in Paris, will anybody want to fight for the right to Partey?? ? Declan Hackett.
Following another barren season for Mikel Arteta?s team, may I suggest they have a nickname similar to the Neverkusen epithet foisted upon Bayer at the start of this century? ?Nahrsenal? perhaps? ? Duncan Roberts.
Re: yesterday?s Memory Lane (full email edition) and Ron Springett being unveiled as the new Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper. Is this the first (and potentially only) example of a new signing being unveiled before the press pack and performing keepy-outies? Admittedly he does appear to be nowhere near his goal or even in the 18-yard box but anyway ?? ? Derek McGee.
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